Portrait of a Beauty (2008)

Original title

미인도

Directed by

Jeon Yun-su

Genre

biographical film, erotic film, romance film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

19

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A female painter in the Joseon era disguises herself as a man to pursue her art and passion. She enters a romance with a male artist that challenges societal norms.

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What happens

Portrait of a Beauty (Korean: 미인도; RR: Miindo) is a 2008 South Korean historical romantic drama film directed by Jeon Yun-su. Adapted from the bestselling novel Painter of the Wind (바람의 화원; Baramui hwawon) by Lee Jung-myung, the film portrays Joseon-era painter Sin Yun-bok (better known by his art name, Hyewon) as being a woman disguised as a man. Portrait of a Beauty opened in South Korean theaters on 13 November 2008. It was the 8th most attended domestic film of 2008 with 2,364,482 tickets sold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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